Kathryn Jones is on a mission to read every plaque in every D.C.-area Smithsonian. While she didn’t start the project for ...

Fossils described in a new study speak to a previously unknown large-bodied lizard diversity that existed alongside dinosaurs ...

An ant and fly from the Cretaceous period offer insights into the history of Ophiocordyceps, the fungal parasite made popular ...

Underneath the towering 11-tonne African bush elephant immortalised in the rotunda of the Smithsonian Natural History Museum, ...

A glob of 99 million-year-old amber has preserved an ancient fly in horror show fashion: with the mushroom-like fruiting body ...

Of all the spectacular museums in DC, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is my kids’ favorite! It is the one ...

Sotheby's is auctioning a Ceratosaurus skeleton that used to be displayed at the Mountain America Museum of Ancient Life in ...

Whether kids are into dinosaurs or submarines, these museums let them experience history after hours. Get those sleeping bags ready. From Washington, D.C., to London, here are nine museums you can ...

Scientists have recovered genetic material from a skull found in northeastern China, which they say reveals the most complete ...

Between 1990 and 2011, the fossil was loaned to the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Mont. The T. rex will be the centerpiece of a new dinosaur hall scheduled to open in 2019.

The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., told Mashable it did not have a formal policy on fossil fuel companies and was not involved in any organized divestment ...

This collection of viewable hominin fossil 3D models was produced by the Smithsonian’s Human Origins Program by 3D scanning casts and other replicas which are now on display in the Hall of Human ...